Wemyss Vanilla Zest 2000 Linkwood

Linkwood 17 Year Old 1988 Signatory Vintage

Let us stick with Signatory and their Cask Strength Collection. This independent bottler is also owner of Edradour distillery and run by the always friendly Andrew Symington. This Linkwood was distilled in 1988 and bottled about 6 years ago at a strength of no less than 56,1% ABV. The nose is grainy and sweet and rather perfumy to start with But...

Score 78/100

Linkwood 18 Year Old 1997 Jack Wiebers

Jack Wiebers often bottles single casks with strange names and artsy labels. This one falls in both categories, I’d say. But of course the contents of the bottle is what matters and in this case it’s an 18 Year Old Linkwood from 1997 at cask strength. Wow! When I put my nose in the glass for the first time, I’m actually reminded of grain whisky....

Score 87/100

Linkwood 12 Year Old 1998/2010 James MacArthur for Milano Whisky Festival 2010

Linkwood is an important part of Johnnie Walker, Haig, Bells, White Horse and Dimple, but there are also a couple of official bottlings and quite a few independents, like this one. This Linkwood was bottled at the age of 12 for the Milano Whisky Festival in March 2010 by James MacArthur. It’s a single cask, but probably only part, since only 120...

Score 80/100

Linkwood 15 Year Old

Gordon & Macphail has been a licensed bottler for Linkwood for decades and continues to be. This 15 Year Old is always available. I am trying a recent bottling from 2017, so this is a distillate from the new millennium. Very sweet and extremely fruity nose on apricots, juicy peaches and even crushed banana, but slowly it turns candied. Turkish...

Score 85/100